Ship the Friendship of
Belfast of WALES
AUCTION OF JACOBITE PRISONERS
Many Jacobites, Scottish loyalists, who fought unsuccessfully to place the Stuarts
on the throne of Britain in 1715 and 1746 were captured
by the English, shackled,
shipped and sold at Maryland docks to the highest
bidder into servitude or white
bondage for seven years. Many were of ancient and Honourable lineage. Some
returned to Scotland at the end of their period
of slavery, while others remained
and became loyal tenants of the Lord Propriietary.
Seven Years".
Asecond proclamation was issued by Governor Hart at Annapolis "the eleventh day of
January in the 2d year of his Lordship Dominion
(Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron
Baltimore, and 3d Lord Proprietary) & c. Annon
A List of Rebells Transported in the Shipp
the Friendship of Belfast, Michael Mankin, Commander, the 20th of August 1716.
Rebells' Name
By whom purchased
Johin
Pitter,
William Holland, Esq.
James
Nithery,
Dugall
Macqueen
Alexa
Smith
Samuel Chew, Jr.
Abraham
Lowe Thomas Larkin
Henry
Wilson,
John Gresham
Alexander
Gordon
John Hay William
Homes
William
Smith, William
Nicholson
Alex'der
Spalding
Leonard
Robinson Thomas
Doccra
John
Blandell Benjamin Wharfield
John
Sinckar Joseph Hill
William
Grant Thomas Davis
Thomas
Spark Philip Dowell
James
Webster Steph.
Warman
Wm
Cummins,
Allin
Machen Thos Macnernara
Jno
Robertson
Farq,
Macgilvary Samuel
Young, Esq.
David
Mills
Evan Jones
Patrick
Cooper Albert Greening
Jeremiah
Dunbar
Hugh Kenneday
John
Degedy, Phile.Lloyd Esq.
Thomas
Lowry,
William
McBean
John
Glaney Hugh Spedden
Wm
Macgilvary Robert Ungle, Esq.
Alexander
Nave Thomas
Breadhurst
James
Hindry John Oldham
William
Mobbery
Henry Tripp
James
Small, Samuel Peele
James
White
John
Macbayn John Ford
Rot
Henderson Edward Penn
Thomas
Potts, Wm
Bladen, Esq.
George
Thompson,
John
Ramsey,
Alexander
Reind,
Thomas
Forbus
William
Davidson Mordecai
Moor
James
Mitchell, Benjamin
Tasker
James
Lowe
James
Denholne John
Clark
James
Allen Eliz Brown
Danll
Grant Will: McConhie
Hugh
White Danll
Bryan
Ja:
Rutherford
Arthur Smith
Tho:Hame Judith Bruce
James
Renton
Kannar McKenny
Alex
McGiffon Runaway
In all 54 Prisoners
ye above prisoners where Imported by His Majesties Command in
ye Ship Good Speed
Arthur Smith Commander where disposed of according to my Instructions
from Mr. Richard
Gilbert and Compt mercht p Liverpoole.
Richard Done
Agreed by and Ordered
p my owners not to be sold.
Ja. Somerivill
Humphrey Sword
Goveriior Hart writing
to King George I on the 28th April 171 7, stated that "some of the Rebell Prisoners have run away from their Service, but
on Cornplaint of their Masters I have given strict orders for the Apprehending of them whenever they shall be found in this
Province".
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